National Sales Manager

LSI Industries, Inc.•Remote, US,

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The National Sales Manager will develop and manage new sales relationships in conjunction with department, company and corporate directed goals. This role supports the National Accounts Team and is responsible for cultivating client relationships, identifying new sales opportunities, preparing strategic sales presentations and proposals, and serving as an internal liaison for assigned accounts. The position also involves providing technical services to clients, resolving customer problems, and managing special projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or up to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of manufacturing industry
Ability to read and interpret documents.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to write reports, strategic business correspondence, and RFI responses.
Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, creativity, and conflict management skills.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Nice To Haves

General knowledge of store branding, architectural graphics screen printing, digital printing and finishing process related to the petroleum and retail industry.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage a list of prospective clients for use as sales leads, based on information gathered from management, established customers, industry associations, trade shows, Internet websites and other sources to achieve individual and company goals.
Cultivate client relationships and identify new sales opportunities with new and existing account responsibilities.
Prepare superior strategic sales presentations and proposals to delivery to prospective customers.
Attend trade shows or related conferences to explore new business opportunities and strategically demonstrate company products and services.
Call on decision makers to convince prospective client of desirability and practicability of products or services offered.
Review drawings, plans, and other customer documents to develop and prepare cost estimates or projected increases in production from client's use of proposed equipment or services.
Serve as internal liaison/expert for all departments on assigned accounts by providing effective and efficient lines of communication both internally and externally.
Provide technical services to clients relating to use, operation, and maintenance of product provided.
Create mutually beneficial sales or service contracts for products or services.
Resolve major customer problems while continuously identifying process improvements and recommending appropriate solutions.
Develop, implement, and complete special projects as assigned.
Enter customer data and related sales data into company CRM and ensure accuracy and completeness of information.
Weekly, if not more often, communication to management.